STATE OF NEW YORK
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2027
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 18, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
Community Development
AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in
relation to the intervention of the district attorney having jurisdic-
tion in a proceeding where use or occupancy of residential rental
property is illegal
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 715 of the real property actions and proceedings
2 law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
3 6. In any proceeding commenced by an owner, pursuant to this section
4 or section seven hundred eleven of this article, for the removal from
5 the possession of premises from a tenant or tenants upon any ground
6 specified in subdivision one of this section, subdivision five of
7 section seven hundred eleven of this article or subdivision one of
8 section two hundred thirty-one of the real property law, the district
9 attorney having jurisdiction over such premises may intervene and appear
10 as of right in such proceeding by filing a notice of appearance with the
11 court.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04209-01-3
